TOKYO (AP) — Former Japanese Empress Michiko has a breast cancer and will have an operation, palace officials said Friday. The Imperial Household Agency said doctors found Michiko had early-stage ...

Japan's 89-year-old former empress Michiko left hospital Sunday after having surgey for a broken thigh, local media reported. Michiko, the mother of Emperor Naruhito, fell on October 6 at her Tokyo ...

The 84-year-old royal's cancer is at an early stage and preparations are underway for her to undergo surgery as early as September Japan’s Empress Emerita Michiko has been diagnosed with breast cancer ...

TOKYO — Japan’s beloved former Empress Michiko received greetings from her relatives and palace officials to celebrate her 90th birthday Sunday as she steadily recovers from a broken leg, officials ...